Project Manager - Engineering

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Roles and Responsibilities Project Planning and Delivery Plan and manage assigned engineering and technology projects from initiation through delivery and closeout,

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Plan and manage assigned engineering and technology projects from initiation through delivery and closeout, in accordance with the established development lifecycle and governance framework.
Develop and maintain project management plans, integrated schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, budgets and delivery forecasts.
Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, acceptance criteria and work breakdown structures in collaboration with Engineering and Product stakeholders.
Monitor project performance against approved scope, schedule, cost and quality baselines; identify variances and coordinate timely corrective actions.
Support technical reviews, lifecycle decision gates and readiness assessments by ensuring required inputs, actions and evidence are complete and current.

Coordinate day-to-day project execution across Engineering, Product Management, Test, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations and Field Support.
Facilitate project meetings, technical and delivery reviews, ensuring decisions, actions, owners and due dates are clearly documented and followed through to closure.
Manage project interfaces, dependencies and handoffs, escalating conflicts or constraints that cannot be resolved within the project team.
Align project execution with product strategy, customer commitments, production objectives and broader portfolio priorities.
Provide accurate project information to support resource planning and portfolio-level decision-making by the Director of Engineering Program Management.

Maintain project risk and opportunity registers; facilitate identification, assessment, ownership, mitigation and ongoing review.
Apply formal change control to evaluate and document impacts to scope, schedule, cost, resources, quality and customer commitments.
Identify project issues early, coordinate recovery actions and escalate material risks, decisions or support requirements through agreed governance channels.
Develop and execute stakeholder and communication plans appropriate to project complexity, risk and audience.
Support customer, supplier and partner engagement as assigned, ensuring commitments and actions are accurately captured and managed.

Maintain current, traceable and decision-useful project schedules, forecasts, dashboards and status reports.
Provide concise reporting on progress, milestones, dependencies, financial status, risks, opportunities, issues, decisions and recovery actions.
Track project expenditure, resource demand and forecast-to-complete in coordination with Finance and functional leaders.
Monitor technical and delivery maturity, including design, verification, qualification and manufacturing readiness, as applicable to the assigned project.
Ensure project records, approvals, decisions, baselines and lessons learned are maintained in accordance with PMO and quality requirements.

Apply standard PMO methods for planning, scheduling, cost control, risk and opportunity management, change control, governance and reporting.
Use predictive, agile or hybrid delivery approaches appropriate to the project environment and approved governance model.
Contribute to project health checks, lessons learned and continuous improvement activities.
Support consistent use of templates, tools, performance indicators and escalation criteria across development projects.
Model collaborative, accountable and ethical project leadership aligned with PMI principles and company values.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Typically 3-5 years of experience coordinating or managing engineering, technology, product development or similarly complex projects.
Working knowledge of project management principles across scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risk, procurement, stakeholders and communications.
Experience developing and maintaining project plans, integrated schedules, risk registers, status reports and change records.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, manage competing priorities and drive actions to closure without direct authority.
Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, organization, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.
Proficiency with common project planning, scheduling, collaboration and reporting tools.
Ability to interpret technical information and translate it into clear delivery plans, risks, decisions and stakeholder communications.
PMP certification preferred; CAPM, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management credential considered. Candidates actively working toward PMP certification may also be considered.
Preferred: experience in SATCOM, communications, aerospace, defence or another regulated, multi-disciplinary hardware and software environment.

This role supports the Director of Engineering Program Management by providing disciplined project-level planning, coordination, controls and reporting across assigned development initiatives.
The role does not carry portfolio ownership or line-management responsibility unless separately assigned.
Security clearance or eligibility may be required for defence-related projects.